parentheme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The expression inside a pair of parentheses.

Word forms

parentheme parenthemes

Etymology

Popularized by Stanislaw Lesniewski, perhaps first as German Parenthema; modeled after the relationship of thesis to theme.

Synonyms

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